What is CVE-2021-40123?

CVE-2021-40123 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-40123?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software

CVE-2021-40123

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative read-only privileges to download files that should be restricted. This vulnerability is due to incorrect permissions settings on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download files that should be restricted.

EPSS: 0.008 (51.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Identity Services Engine Software — versions n/a
Cisco Identity_services_engine — versions 2.6.0, 2.7, 2.7\(0.207\)

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40123?: CVE-2021-40123 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-40123?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.